The shooting competitions at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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. Competitions were held in a total of thirteen events—seven men's events, four women's events, and two events open to both genders.
It was the first games for the
10 metre air pistol events, and the last for the
50 metre running target event, later replaced by
10 metre running target. It was also the first time the Olympic shooting competitions included finals for the top eight (in some cases six) competitors.
Medal summary
Medal table
Men's events
Women's events
Mixed events
Participating nations
A total of 396 shooters, 285 men and 111 women, from 66 nations competed at the Seoul Games:
References
External links
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1988
Olympics
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Shooting competitions in South Korea